To ensure optimal skeletal development, mechanical loading is imperative. The consequences of the removal of, or complete absence of, mechanical loading are illustrated by the clinical condition of cerebral palsy (CP). Clinical and radiological evaluation of children with CP provides an insight into how the growing skeleton develops when mechanical loading… (More)

OBJECTIVES
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the vitamin D status and muscle function in children with NF1 compared with their unaffected siblings.
METHODS
NF1 children between 5 and 18 years of age and who had at least one unaffected sibling were identified. Serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), calcium, inorganic… (More)

Novel high speed nanoindentation data is reported for 0% and 100% state of charge (SoC) for the spinal Li x Mn2O4 material. The article also includes the load/displacement data for different SoC highlighting the displacement bursts corresponding to the pillar splitting for fracture toughness evaluation. For more details, please see the article; Mughal et… (More)